http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-national-address-20110501,0,992339.story
That is what Obama just said. A US team attacked his compound in
Pakistan and killed him. The only question is whether he had any
relevance any more.

**Not much at all, but it is symbolic. It is also, in the minds of most
Americans, justice. It has also made it a whole bunch harder for a
Republican to be President. Trump appears to be dead in the water
(justifiably). Obama did what Bush should have done a decade ago.

I think it was Clinton that first put out the contract on OBL.
The wires say the hunt for him has cost 45000 Americans casualties so far.

I also noticed the city Abbottabad (no relation :) is pretty interesting.
It's 150 km N of Islamabad (I notice even Reuters are saying "outside
of Islamabad" -- I guess they mean the *way* outer 'burbs) is a transit
city for the region, has a whole bunch of colleges and religious schools,
and a significant Pakistan military college.

Seems to be ripe for some embarrassing followups in the near future.

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If your ideas are any good you'll have to ram them down people's throats.
-- Howard Aiken